What did you read this year?
Richard (Rick)’s
average rating for
2024
4.1
4.1
Wow, this book was ... everything. The story of the son of one of the founders of Hamas, who ends up being captured and becomes disillusioned with the Hamas organization and their terrorist goals. So he becomes a spy for Israel, trying to stop/prevent assassinations and suicide bombings, all the while trying to protect his father (a Hamas founder) and family from the IDF. Gripping, exciting, tragic, inspiring, and so real. It was interesting to l
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Really unique and cute book that tells the story of two girls who become friends and have to navigate one of them moving away. The entire story is told with different kinds of charts and infographics, which is great for teaching kids how to communicate via these methods. My daughter loved it ... I did too, but it's not a great one for reading together because she wanted to take forever to look at ALL the data in the charts!
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